Chronic Kidney Disease Eileen Daza-Gallego The Center for Allied Health Nursing Education Abstract An estimated 26 million adults in the United States have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Persons with CKD are unlikely to be aware of their disease and seek appropriate treatment before it is too late. Among those that have the disease‚ a large majority of them are obese and are suffering from diabetes or hypertension or both. The majority of the individuals with hypertension and/or diabetes will
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English 109 Informative Speech Chronic Kidney Failure occurs when a disease or disorder damages the kidneys so that they no longer adequately remove fluids and wastes from the body or maintain proper levels of kidney-regulated chemicals in the bloodstream. Chronic Kidney Failure affects over 250‚000 Americans annually. The rate for CKD is three times higher in African Americans than Caucasians. Some people do not know they are at risk. Kidney Failure it commonly caused by Diabetes‚ High Blood
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Kidney Failure HCA/240 Kalkita Dodson Earl Benjamin February 2‚ 2012 * Scenario A: Acute renal failure. Ms. Jones‚ a 68-year-old female‚ underwent open-heart surgery to replace several blocked vessels in her heart. On her first day postoperatively‚ it was noted that she
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Mammalian Kidney Investigation Background Information: The kidneys are dark red bean -shaped organs that are a very important pair of organs that perform many functions. The kidneys have a convex side and a concave side. They are each about the size of a fist. The kidneys are located near the middle back of a human‚ just below the rib cage‚ one on each side of the spine. One kidney is located below the spleen on the left side of the body‚ whereas the other kidney is located just below the liver
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Horseshoe Kidney The human body is a wonderful thing. It ’s not everyday that one takes a second to ponder about all of the wonderful things the human body can do. The brain helps us to be the most intelligent beings on earth. Our hearts beat to keep us alive. What about the kidneys? People typically do not think about what they do for us or consider them one of the human ’s most amazing organs. What if humans only had one kidney? Would there be any disadvantages compared to the typical human
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Kidney Disease- The kidney is a very vital organ to a human’s healthy existence. The pair of bean shaped organs are responsible for many important functions‚ they aid in the Urinary system as was as the Endocrine system. Their main functions are to filter wastes from the blood and secrete hormones. Due to the fact that the kidneys are responsible for maintaining regulation of the body ’s salt‚ potassium and acid content‚ they also play an important role in maintaining a proper homeostasis. According
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Knowing Your Kidney Disease Introduction (1) This book is being prepared in order to encourage and make the patient understand pathologies of diseases of the kidney. Kidney disease affects end-stage renal disease‚ which is kidney failure‚ affect 400‚000 patients currently in the United States today‚ of which new cases of kidney failure actually contribute about 120‚000 patients per year annually. The importance of early identification and knowing h0ow to live with kidney disease in
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Scenario A: * What is happening to Ms. Jones’s kidneys‚ and why is it causing the observed symptom? Mrs. Jones’ kidneys are impaired. The kidneys regulate their own blood flow as well as GFR. When the kidneys become hypoperfused in Mrs. Jones case‚ narrowing of the renal arteries‚ and vessels in the kidneys dilate with the help of prostoglandims to facilitate the flow. * What other symptoms and signs might occur? * The most common symptom is less urine output‚ but in Mrs. Jones
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I. Kidney Anatomy A. Every day the kidneys filter nearly 200 liters of fluid from the bloodstream‚ allowing toxins‚ metabolic wastes‚ and excess ions to leave the body in urine while returning needed substances to the blood; of this‚ only 1-2 L of urine is actually formed daily B. Location and External Anatomy 1. Kidneys - bean-shaped organs that lie retroperitoneal in the superior lumbar region. 2. The medial surface is concave and has a renal
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Kidney Cancer Every year 14‚240 people die from a disease known as kidney cancer. So today we’re gonna learn what are the main causes‚ how is it diagnosed‚ what are the symptoms‚ and how to treat it. Kidney cancer is a disease in which kidney cells become malignant and grow out of control‚ forming a tumor. These first appear in the lining of tiny tubes in the kidney and as time passes it grows and grow until death; This was discovered and named by Greek physician Hippocrates (“Father of medicine”)
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